MSBIAS taxon details
Microphthalmus Mecznikow, 1865
129313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129313)
accepted
Genus
Species Microphthalmus aberrans (Webster & Benedict, 1887)
Species Microphthalmus bifurcatus Hartmann-Schröder, 1974
Species Microphthalmus ephippiophorus Clausen, 1986
Species Microphthalmus fragilis Bobretzky, 1870
Species Microphthalmus listensis Westheide, 1967
Species Microphthalmus sczelkowii Mecznikow, 1865
Species Microphthalmus similis Bobretzky, 1870
Species Microphthalmus southerni Westheide, 1967
Species Microphthalmus bifurcatus Hartmann-Schröder, 1974
Species Microphthalmus ephippiophorus Clausen, 1986
Species Microphthalmus fragilis Bobretzky, 1870
Species Microphthalmus listensis Westheide, 1967
Species Microphthalmus sczelkowii Mecznikow, 1865
Species Microphthalmus similis Bobretzky, 1870
Species Microphthalmus southerni Westheide, 1967
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mecznikow, Elias [actual spelling]; Metschnikow, [alternate spelling]; Metschnikoff, [alternate spelling]. (1865). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Chaetopoden. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 15(3): 328-341, plates 24-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45004105
page(s): 334; note: new genus for new species Microphthalmus sczelkowii [details]
page(s): 334; note: new genus for new species Microphthalmus sczelkowii [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2022). World Polychaeta Database. Microphthalmus Mecznikow, 1865. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2022) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129313 on 2022-06-29
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2022). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Microphthalmus Mecznikow, 1865. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129313 on 2022-06-29
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Mecznikow, Elias [actual spelling]; Metschnikow, [alternate spelling]; Metschnikoff, [alternate spelling]. (1865). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Chaetopoden. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 15(3): 328-341, plates 24-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45004105
page(s): 334; note: new genus for new species Microphthalmus sczelkowii [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Westheide, Wilfried. (2013). Microphthalmus mahensis sp.n. (Annelida, Phyllodocida) together with an annotated key of the genus. <i>Helgoland Marine Research</i>. 67(3): 413-422., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10152-012-0332-1
page(s): 419 [key and list of valid species] [details]
page(s): 334; note: new genus for new species Microphthalmus sczelkowii [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Westheide, Wilfried. (2013). Microphthalmus mahensis sp.n. (Annelida, Phyllodocida) together with an annotated key of the genus. <i>Helgoland Marine Research</i>. 67(3): 413-422., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10152-012-0332-1
page(s): 419 [key and list of valid species] [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality